A Case Demonstration of Paranoid Schizophrenia

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Page: 335-338

Sheetal, Monika, and Diksha (PG Diploma in Guidance, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana)

The purpose of the study is to explore the course of schizophrenia and to determine the efficiency of psychotherapeutic management to mollify the symptoms associated with schizophrenia and to improve the client’s overall functioning. The current study was conducted in Kurukshetra (Haryana) and included a 42-year-old female, Hindu, divorced. The treatment plan was formulated following a psychotherapeutic approach that uses a variety of management techniques to change the client’s confusion and behavior. The assessment’s findings revealed substantial anguish and disrupted special occasions, interfered with intimate relationships, exhibited withdrawn conduct, and was regarded as having hallucinations. His general functioning, aberrant behavior, and symptoms recovery were all significantly improved by psychotherapeutic treatment strategies. The results indicate that psychotherapy management is a successful strategy for treating schizophrenia.